Prepare to install rear suspension, Install rear suspension – Trail Master Suspension TM3335-40013 w/Arms & Nitro shocks JEEP WRANGLER 4 DOOR (JK) 3.5 SPRING KIT User Manual

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28. Torque all bolts to factory specifications. Re-

torque all bolts after 500 miles.

Prepare to Install Rear
Suspension

1. Jack the rear of the vehicle with the floor jack

under the differential and place jack stands un-
der the frame just in front of the lower control
arm frame mounts. Leave the jack stands high
enough to let the floor jack down and still have
the rear tires suspended in the air. Keep the
floor jack under the differential with slight pres-
sure for support.

2. Remove the rear wheels.

3. Unbolt and remove the rear track bar from the

vehicle. Save the hardware for reuse.

4. Unbolt and remove the rear shocks from the ve-

hicle. Save the hardware for reuse.

5. Unbolt and remove the rear sway bar end links

from the vehicle.

6. Unbolt the brake line bracket from the frame.

Save the hardware for reuse.

7. Unclip the ABS line from the axle.

8. Lower the rear differential so that the springs

come loose. Remove the OE coil springs and
the OE isolators. Label the springs as to which
side they were removed, Left and Right so that
they are reinstalled in the side in which they
were removed.

Install Rear Suspension

1. Install the passenger side track bar drop bracket

(82-TM20038) into the track bar mounting posi-
tion using the previously removed 9/16” x 3 1/2”
hardware and sleeve (35-TM30037).

2. Secure the rear track bar drop bracket (82-

TM20038) to the frame using the (2) supplied
3/8” x 1” bolt and hardware.

3. Torque the 9/16” track bar drop hardware to 40

ft./lbs and the 3/8” hardware to 135 ft./lbs.

4. Carefully lower the rear axle to ease in the new

coil spring installation. Using the factory isola-
tors install the coil springs (TM3335-60030) into
the spring buckets

TM3335-
60030 Rear
Coil Spring

Rear Upper
Coil Pocket

35-TM30037
Sleeve

82-TM20038
Track Bar
Drop Bracket

9/16” X 3
1/2” Bolt

3/8” x 1”
Bolt

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